On July 6, Singapore and Japan signed a new pact on strengthening cybersecurity cooperation. The move was the latest in a series taken by the city-state to strengthen ties with key players in the cyber domain as it looks to confront growing challenges there. ( read original story ...)
Why F1 works in Singapore and what India can learn from it
SINGAPORE: If Singapore was already not happening enough, it gets its additional dose of energy from the Grand Prix, which has established its rightful place on the ever-crowded Formula 1 calendar in less than a decade. The night-race in the city-state has ... ( read original story ...)
Ignore the show for Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore and China are still at odds
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to China this week was widely seen as a sign that relations, strained in large part by differences over the South China Sea, are back on track. However, despite the show of goodwill during Lee’s visit ... ( read original story ...)
Minister Tharman: Singapore is now more liberal and less fearful
When questioned by a NTU student over the ruling party PAP’s gutter politics of defaming contest opponents during the Bukit Panjang by-election in 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the country is now “more liberal and less ... ( read original story ...)
Bodybuilder Pradip Subramanian dies after AFC match in Singapore
World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (WBPF) president Pradip Subramanian, 32, was rushed to the Singapore General Hospital after the fight. Steven was originally supposed to fight against another Singapore Idol alumnus Sylvester Sim, who had ... ( read original story ...)
Indian man flies to Singapore to buy new iPhone 8 Plus for his daughter
An Indian businessman flew all the way to Singapore and lined up for 13 hours overnight outside an Apple store to buy the latest iPhone as a wedding gift for his daughter. Amin Ahmed Dholiya, 43, was the first in the queue outside the Apple store on ... ( read original story ...)
Bodybuilder dies after celebrity Muay Thai match with ex-Singapore Idol contestant
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean bodybuilder has died after a celebrity Muay Thai fight against former Singapore Idol contestant Steven Lim in the city-state, local media reported. The match on Saturday was the 32-year-old Pradip Subramanian's first ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore leads the world in cyberattacks
More cyberattacks are launched from Singapore than anywhere else in the world, according to a report from Israeli data security firm Check Point Software Technologies. The small Southeast Asian country has overtaken Russia, China and the US as the top ... ( read original story ...)
Lauda: Vettel gave away valuable points in Singapore
Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda believes Sebastian Vettel took too big a risk at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix and threw away valuable championship points. Vettel retired from the race on the opening lap after sustaining damage to his car in a ... ( read original story ...)
Indian flies to Singapore to buy new iPhone as wedding gift for daughter
An Indian businessman flew all the way to Singapore and lined up for 13 hours overnight outside an Apple store to buy the latest iPhone as a wedding gift for his daughter. Amin Ahmed Dholiya, 43, was the first in the queue outside the Apple store on ... ( read original story ...)
IMC Envisages Singapore as Global Maritime Hub
The International Maritime Centre (IMC) 2030 Advisory Committee, established by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in August 2016, has submitted the IMC 2030 Strategic Review report to the Singapore Government. The Committee’s vision is ... ( read original story ...)
Team-mate wars: Singapore GP
Given Lance Stroll’s starting position of 18th, to bring the car home and avoid heavy impact with the barriers in the first wet Singapore GP was pretty good in itself, but to come 8th in front of your vastly more experienced team-mate is a result verging ... ( read original story ...)
Duran Duran serves two times the fun at Singapore GP
There’s A ‘Netflix For Public Transport’ That Gives You Unlimited Rides, And It’s Coming To S’pore In 2018 Ikea Singapore to launch long-awaited online store in October (but you can try it now) Couple openly goes for sexy time at void deck of ... ( read original story ...)
Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – Intercontinental Singapore (Bugis)
Contents (It’s LONG and probably will change). With the plane at the gate, I headed off it, and into the luxury that is Singapore Changi Airport. After a comfort break, I headed off to one of the SkyTrain to the Arrivals and Transfers area. I didn’t ... ( read original story ...)
China’s welcome for Singapore PM may signal a new approach to smaller states
The Chinese are well known for their elaborate protocols to welcome foreign heads of state on official visits: gun salutes, honour guards, children dancing and waving flowers, meetings and state banquets at the Great Hall of the People. What is less well ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore government to trial Apple Pay for public transport in 2018
A small number of commuters in Singapore will soon be able to use their iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for train and bus rides, as the country's Land Transit Authority plans to launch a pilot program involving Apple Pay in 2018. Announced by the LTA earlier ... ( read original story ...)